C1 Prisoner's cold palace

The night was dark, as dark as ink.

A large group of crows circled in the air above the stage, letting out hoarse and shrill cries, causing people to feel anxious upon hearing it.

It was winter, and the palace was dark and cold. It gave off a pungent smell of decay and mildew. Lian Yueyue closed her eyes and half leaned on the bed, curled up into a ball.

Her cold had struck again and she was in so much pain that her legs were almost crippled. She could only sit there motionlessly.

"Esteemed empress, esteemed empress, they're here, someone's here ?" At this moment, the door to the sleeping quarters was suddenly pushed open. The only maid by her side, Red Lotus, hurriedly ran in.

She suddenly opened her eyes. The torn piece of cloth that was covering her body fell to the ground, revealing her legs that were bent due to the pain. Under the dim oil lamp, the scar before her eyes looked even more hideous and hideous.

"Who's here?" Her thin hand subconsciously rested on her bulging belly. It had been a long time since the sun had set and her hair had dried up like wax. She had just turned thirty years old and there were a few strands of silver on her temples.

"It's the Emperor! The Emperor is here!" The empress had been imprisoned in this great palace that was far from the imperial city for eight months. She had lived in complete darkness, suffering ridicule and mistreatment. Now, the emperor had finally arrived.

"What did you say ?" Lian Ru Yue's heart violently shook when she heard that. In an instant, her expression became extremely complicated: joy, sadness, pain ?

"This servant saw clearly. The emperor carried a sedan behind him, as well as an imperial physician." Niangniang, it must be the emperor's pity for you, because he wants to take you back to the Changchun Palace. "Your servant congratulates the Empress. The Empress has finally raised her head." The red lotus wiped its tears with the back of its swollen, chapped hand.

Lian Ru Yue used all her strength to support her almost numb body to move to the bedside. She trembled and was at a loss of what to do as she instructed, "Quick, Red Lotus, bring a bronze mirror and help me comb my makeup. Look at my old clothes; I don't know which one to wear."

"There's no need to put on an act." Just as the red lotus turned around, an ice-cold voice rang out. Lian Ruyue's heart suddenly shook as she slowly raised her head towards the door. Her empty and lifeless eyes had a tinge of red ? ?

The man was as handsome and steadfast as he remembered, clad in a bright yellow turtleneck with a narrow sleeved dragon robe that wrapped around his tall and broad body. His robe was embroidered with gold coiling dragons at the front and shoulders, and the belt around his waist was inlaid with gold amber.

After not seeing him for eight months, he had even more of the courage of the king of a country.

"Your Majesty ?" Lian Ruyue's lips rose; her voice was hoarse and dry. Her heart that was already riddled with holes was actually carrying a little bit of lamentable anticipation.

"Do it." he said coldly, not answering her.

A few guards with sabers entered the room and roughly pressed her down on the bed. They stuck to her face and were unable to move. She forcefully arched her body, afraid that she would harm the fetus in her womb.

The head guard and imperial physician stood to one side. They looked as if they couldn't bear it, while Red Lotus trembled in fear as she knelt on the ground.

"You, what are you doing?" She understood that the reason he had come today was not to bring her back to the palace. It seemed that he had other plans.

"Eldest young mistress ?" At this moment, she heard another voice, one that sounded like the beginning of a delicate warbler playing with the flute in the gentle breeze. She saw Imperial Concubine Lian Shiya gently move and step under the crowd of palace maids, walking up to the emperor, Feng Qianyue. She gave him a beautiful smile, then gently rested her head on his shoulder.

Lian Shiya, the third miss of her Prime Minister's family, the niece of the Great General Xiao Zhenhai, the imperial concubine Feng Qianyue doted upon at the moment, and the most proud woman of the Great Zhou Dynasty. She was also a woman who had plotted so hard to take everything away from her!